About AppalReD Legal Aid

What is AppalReD Legal Aid?

The Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc (AppalReD) provides free legal help for people and groups who cannot afford a private attorney.

AppalReD Legal Aid charges no fees. However, sometimes a client might have to pay court costs.

AppalReD Legal Aid employees work full-time for the organization and are supported by federal funds from the Legal Service Corporation in Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky IOLTA funds and other federal funds and private donations. In some cases, services may be provided by a private attorney who has volunteered his/her time or who has contracted with Appalred Legal Aid to provide services on a reduced fee basis.

 

What kind of cases does AppalReD Legal Aid handle? Fighting Foreclosure and Unfair Home Loans Social Security and SSI Unemployment Compensation Tenant-Landlord Fight Evictions Public Housing KTAP/Food Stamps/Welfare Medicare/Medicaid Disability Rights Bankruptcy Consumer Protection (credit contracts, repossessions, auto fraud, mobile home defects, hospital/medical bills, rent to own contracts, utility cutoffs) Family Law (divorces, child custody, domestic violence) Employment Discrimination School/Education Senior Citizens Rights Civil Rights Tax Problems   AppalReD does not handle criminal court cases, parking tickets or traffic violations. If you have a criminal matter you should contact your local Department of Public Advocacy Office (Public Defenders). Who is eligible for help from Appalred Legal Aid? To be eligible for free legal help from AppalReD Legal Aid you must: Be low income and meet certain income standards which vary depending upon family size. Have a type of case that AppalReD Legal Aid can handle and which fits their priorities. AppalReD Legal Aid only serves citizens who live in the following 37 Kentucky counties. Adair - Bell - Breathitt - Casey - Clark - Clay - Clinton - Cumberland - Estill - Floyd - Garrard - Harlan - Jackson - Johnson - Knott - Knox - Laurel - Lawrence - Lee - Leslie - Letcher - Lincoln - Madison - Magoffin - Martin - McCreary - Monroe - Owsley - Perry - Pike - Powell - Pulaski - Rockcastle - Russell - Wayne - Whitley - Wolfe -